The Cat Lover's Treasury

by Charlotte Gerlings

Book by Charlotte Gerlings

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals, Cats

128 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2008

Reviews

[Sophie]

3.5 stars.

This book contains a variety of poems, excerpts from short stories, proverbs, a few true tales and many, many pictures (art). 

So, to start: the front cover. I feel the picture here is a bit old fashioned. I wasn't really a fan of the art in the book. Much of it appeared to be from the style of the Victorian era. There were a few more traditional and some Chinese/East Asian art, too. The art is spread throughout the book and takes up half the book. 


I hadn't come across any of the poems in here before. I hadn't heard of most of the proverbs either. This is surprising as I have read quite a few books of proverbs and other books with quotes about cats. The proverbs are from all over the world. I quite liked a couple of the short true stories.


Decent book overall, especially as it contains things I expect many cat lovers haven't come across before. It also contains a few superstitions and the supposed meaning of certain cats and what their behaviours in your dreams could mean. 


I think a cat lover or word lover may gain something from this, but there is better out there. Specifically, I recall Cats Miscellany by Lesley O'Mara being really good, although I'd have to reread it to confirm this. 

[Peggy Bodner]

Charming little book with poems and stories as well as art work all about cats.

[Ahmed Imad Jawad]

I love this book

[Sadistic]

cute little book

[Sindey]

Love this book so much. one of my favourites. Lovely artwork and great writings. A cat lover's treasury indeed.

[Rachel]

Incredible. Amazing. Splendiferous. There aren't enough abjectives in my vocabulary to describe how I feel about this book. It's the best thing I've ever read. An absolute classic, 10/10.

[Sindey]

Loved it